Welcome to the Official Profile (and forum) Graphics Shop!
First off, I would like to thank emerald000 for this beautiful thread that I borrowed as a template to create this. Hope you don't mind.
BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE READ THIS WHOLE POST CAREFULLY. IT WILL MAKE EVERYONE'S JOB EASIER.

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The reason behind this:

People on FFR, like you, can advertise the graphics that they are willing to sell in return for credits. If you are interested in a profile background/avatar/banner, and have extra credits burning a hole in your e-pocket, you are able to purchase such items in this thread.

The ShopsShops in red are closed. PLEASE do not contact these people at the current time about profile layouts or designs.Shops in green are open. Feel free to contact these people at the current time about profile layouts or designs.

Make a new post in this thread. You must include your prices for each item you are willing to sell. You may also choose the name of your shop. If you don't, I will use a basic title (Username's Shop). I also suggest that you provide a few links to graphics or images you have previously done, an online portfolio of what you have done, or something similar, that way people can get a feel for the quality of work that you are capable of and whether or not they want to hire you for the job. For profile layouts, I ask that you link to actual uploaded images of the bg/avatar/banner rather than linking to specific user's profiles saying "I made this profile," since people tend to change their layouts periodically. If you need some help creating layouts (first consider if you should be attempting it then...), you can use the templates found in this post thanks to Emithith to help you get alignment started.

If you wish to close your shop (for a certain period of time or not), you can say so in a post and I will close the shop (change shop title to Red).

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FAQ:

How do I send credits?

Open this link. Enter the username of the person you wish to send your credits to and how much you want to send. When both fields are filled, click the "Transfer" button. Make sure you enter the username correctly and use the correct credit value (ie 40000NOT40k or 40,000), or you will lose your credits to the 10th dimension and never see them again (copy/paste can help you to make sure you got usernames right). After this, I ask that you please provide a screenshot as proof of the transaction, that way it can easily be proven that a customer has paid. If you don't know how to take a screenshot, PM me or ask in the thread.
Similarly, you can also do it through the Shop in FFR The Game, and it will look like this (thanks Middie).

What are the (+8;-1) next to the sellers' names?

They are the buyers ratings. When a buyer finds a good trade, they may give a +1 rating signifying that they liked the service. On the contrary, if a buyer doesn't get what he wants, can't get in touch with the seller, or is dissatisfied with the seller for any justifiable reason, he may assign the seller a -1 rating. These ratings can't get removed unless the buyer changes his/her mind or when a negative rating has been given without any good reason. Reasons must be given for -1 ratings.

I want to buy something. How should I do that?

Make sure there is a shop opened that is selling what you are looking for, and that you have enough credits to buy what you want.

Make a post saying what you want to buy and from whom. I will contact the seller myself to notify them of the offer.

Give the seller all necessary details on what you are looking for, how you think things should look, the ideas you had for the project, etc.

Once the seller has agreed to the offer, send the required credits to the seller. See the walk-through above if you don't know how.

Wait patiently for the project to be completed.

I opened my shop and someone wants to buy something from me. What should I do to make sure everything goes well?

Communicate properly with the potential buyer to work out pricing issues (if there are any), as well as receiving an understanding of what the customer wants in their project. After this is worked out, agree to the project/purchase.

Confirm that you received the credits.

Do the work in a reasonable time-span. We don't expect things to be finished by then end of the day unless you are that fast, but don't take months to fulfill somebody's purchase request. If you are taking an excessive amount of time, you jeopardize your seller rating!

I just received what I bought. Must I do something?

You aren't obligated to do anything, but it would be appreciated by the seller if you posted in the thread saying you got what you want. You may also rate the buyer if you have not done so yet for your most recent purchase.

I have not yet received what I want. What should I do?

First, don't get upset. Every transaction takes time. You may send a PM to the seller asking how the project is coming along. He/she should be able to inform you on what is going on. If you don't get any answer within a reasonable time frame (about a week) post in this thread saying so. I will try to sort this out personally. If after 10 days we are still without any news from the seller, the matter will be addressed with staff and the credits returned to the customer.

I want something but don't know which FFR user to contact based on the shop name?

The profiles of the individuals who opened the shops are located in the "Quick List of Shops" section.

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Thanks:

Gibson63: Coordinated the first shop thread. Without him, there wouldn't be emerald000's thread, and this one would be far less appealing most likely.

emerald000: Thanks again for not suing me over using the Credits for Items Shop thread as a template. Great thread man, great thread.

Emithith: Thanks for supplying us with the templates for the profile designs. Definitely helpful.

Sellers & Buyers: Without sellers, no buyers. And without buyers, no sellers. You get the idea.

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Notes:

If you see any mistakes (typos, grammar, or other stuff), it would be very kind of you to notify me.

Uh. Sure... I'm in. i deleted all of my previous work when ffr died, but i do simple stuff like on my profile now. I work for free. if you add me ill be sure to find some of my work to post. And call it something like Hurley's simple shack